Example sentences of "he [modal v] [be] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or he may be looking for a particular foodplant , or flower for nectar , searching for a special smell or a particular electromagnetic emission . |
| 2 | As courts began dealing with charges of theft and public order offences , a qualified referee was told he may be jailed for his part in the looting of a Blackpool jewellers . |
| 3 | When a detained person is charged with or informed that he may be prosecuted for an offence he shall be cautioned in the terms of paragraph 10.4 above . |
| 4 | If at any time after a person has been charged with or informed he may be prosecuted for an offence a police officer wishes to bring to the notice of that person any written statement made by another person or the content of an interview with another person , he shall hand to that person a true copy of any such written statement or bring to his attention the content of the interview record , but shall say or do nothing to invite any reply or comment save to caution him in the terms of paragraph 10.4 above . |
| 5 | Questions relating to an offence may not be put to a person after he has been charged with that offence , or informed that he may be prosecuted for it , unless they are necessary for the purpose of preventing or minimising harm or loss to some other person or to the public or for clearing up an ambiguity in a previous answer or statement , or where it is in the interests of justice that the person should have put to him and have an opportunity to comment on information concerning the offence which has come to light since he was charged or informed that he might be prosecuted . |
| 6 | If he answers , he may condemn himself out of his own mouth ; if he refuses he may be punished for his refusal : on this , see Glanville Williams , The Proof of Guilt , 3rd ed. ( 1963 ) , pp. 52–53 . |
| 7 | If he answers , he may condemn himself out of his own mouth ; if he refuses he may be punished for his refusal … |
| 8 | Last night the feeling at Westminster was that Mellor resembled him in only one respect — he may be gone for some time , too . |
| 9 | If an F-type candidate is identified in time by his teacher , he may be entered for an F-type examination and may thus at least be saved from getting a G grade or worse . |
| 10 | He wanted a promise that as soon as the baby appeared he should be sent for , ‘ even in the dead of night ’ so that he might be the first to kiss it . |
| 11 | He may also have been influenced by the favour shown by Parliament to his friend , Philip Herbert , fourth Earl of Pembroke [ q.v. ] , when it voted that he should be indemnified for his losses in the war . |
| 12 | But I mean that , it is expensive to keep going to London and places like that , I think he should be reimbursed for it . |
| 13 | ‘ Other lads given a trial at 19 by a big club like Monaco might think they 've cracked it — but Lambert knows we are simply giving him a glimpse of what he should be aiming for . |
| 14 | ‘ If it is , he should be punished for not running to greet his father . |
| 15 | At his trial last year he was told he should be punished for his wicked driving . |
| 16 | He is n't sure what he should be looking for , so he does n't look and his mind is therefore fairly free to contemplate subjects unconnected with windsurfing . |
| 17 | He should be waiting for you in the transport yard at the back . ’ |
| 18 | I mean I do n't think that he should be castigated for not having women just because he has n't got a woman . |
| 19 | Theseus was allowed to escape , but his intercession , as the prisoner 's special friend , could not rescue Pirithous from the awful judgement , the , that he should be chained for ever in Hades , in punishment for his impious enterprise . |
| 20 | ‘ But the fact is , he is a superb player and he should be playing for Arsenal . ’ |
| 21 | he should be thanked for organizing it on behalf of the Council . |
| 22 | As British title holder as well as winner of the British Supercup , Whitham has the ball at his toe you might say and he should be heading for a tilt at the world championships next year . |
| 23 | We ask of each person whether he did anything he should not have done such that he should be blamed for the deaths that followed , or whether he contributed to the accidents in such a way that , blameworthy or not , he should bear some portion of the damage or loss . |
| 24 | After the replay when the referee sees the replay he should be fined for that ! |
| 25 | Moncur conceded that his team could be better organised when they do not have the ball , but he should be congratulated for encouraging their skills . |
| 26 | If he wins a subsequent bout also by disqualification , then he must be withdrawn for his own safety , since it is obvious that , in this tournament at least , he is not protecting himself adequately . |
| 27 | Then he looked up towards the back , and Shelley knew , with a sudden shock , that he must be looking for her , but she was too nervous to stand up . |
| 28 | If Shaun is telling the truth , he must be pitied for the situation he has got himself into . |
| 29 | ‘ He must be prepared for jail and economic ruin , for the sacrifice of his personal welfare in the interest of the cultural welfare of his country . ’ |
| 30 | I was obsessed with being flat-chested and unglamorous and I used to harp on about how he must be hankering for someone more glamorous . ’ |